Electrical Commissioning Technician Salary in Columbus, OH

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BLS does not measure Electrical Commissioning Technician as its own occupation, so this page uses Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3023, closest proxy). The median annual wage in Columbus, OH was $60,260 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $59,240 to $75,250. That is $17,930 below the national median of $78,190.

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Closest proxy

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians is the closest occupational proxy based on the work described, not a separate data center wage series. BLS does not distinguish this title, experience level, shift, credentials or data center employers. Confirm the actual duties before using this comparison.

Columbus, OH

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Columbus, OH, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$50,930	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$59,240	25% earned less than this.
Median	$60,260	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$75,250	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$93,790	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$68,530	Average wage.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Columbus, OH, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$24.49	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$28.48	25% earned less than this.
Median	$28.97	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$36.18	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$45.09	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$32.95	Average wage.

United States

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, United States, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$49,510	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$61,610	25% earned less than this.
Median	$78,190	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$97,650	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$115,700	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$80,680	Average wage.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, United States, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$23.8	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$29.62	25% earned less than this.
Median	$37.59	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$46.95	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$55.62	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$38.79	Average wage.

What BLS wages cover: OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. These are straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Discuss per diem, travel and relocation separately. BLS pay-term definitions.

Employment: 750. Location quotient: 1.11.

Location quotient measures job concentration, not pay. A value above 1 means the occupation makes up a larger share of local jobs than it does nationally. It says nothing about wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Columbus, OH. Download metropolitan data (ZIP).

Pay relative to all occupations

Median for this occupation divided by the all-occupations median, same area, same annual basis
Measure	Value
This occupation, median	$60,260
All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median	$51,340
Relative wage	1.17 times

A ratio of 1.00 means the same median as all workers in the area. It is arithmetic on two BLS medians, not a BLS statistic.

Change since the prior BLS release

Median annual wage, same SOC and same BLS area code, two releases
Reference period	Median
May 2024	$80,550
May 2025	$60,260
Difference	-$20,290 (-25.2%)

Two published BLS values, shown as released. Not annualized, not adjusted for inflation, and BLS metro boundaries and survey panels can differ between releases.

What is inside the BLS pay figure

For an operations offer, separate standby availability payments from wages for hours actually worked. BLS excludes on-call waiting pay and shift differentials. Ordinary straight-time wages for work performed are not excluded by the on-call rule.

Pay components for Commissioning, Testing & Controls Technicians roles against the BLS wage definition
Component	In the BLS figure?	Note
Base rate and guaranteed pay	Included	BLS counts the "base rate" and "guaranteed pay".
Production and incentive pay	Included	BLS counts "incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses".
On-call waiting or availability pay matters here	Left out	BLS excludes payment for time spent awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. BLS on-call pay definition.
Overtime pay	Left out	BLS excludes "overtime pay". Straight-time pay only.
Shift differentials matters here	Left out	BLS excludes "shift differentials", so night and weekend premiums are not in the figure.
Project-completion and discretionary bonuses	Depends on the terms	Guaranteed pay and production incentives are included. Discretionary nonproduction bonuses are excluded. Check how the payment is defined.
Per diem, travel and relocation	Left out	BLS does not name these as wages. They are expense reimbursements and are not in the figure.
Benefits and employer costs	Left out	BLS excludes "employer costs for supplementary benefits".

Nearby and other areas

Recruiter's read

Qualitative, not from BLS data.

Electrical Commissioning Technician candidates are usually screened on pre-functional and functional tests on switchgear, UPS, ATS and generators; NFPA 70E; executes scripts and logs issues in Cx software.

We usually find them through commissioning firms; electrical testing techs; electrical contractor startup crews; Navy nuclear. We contact working people directly rather than relying on job applications.

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What the published rows say about Electrical Commissioning Technician pay in Columbus, OH

Electrical Commissioning Technician maps to Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, SOC 17-3023. For Columbus, OH, the May 2025 OEWS annual median is $60,260; the middle half runs from $59,240 to $75,250. This is a proxy, not a separate wage estimate for this exact job. BLS does not separate seniority titles that share this row. Check whether you need someone to execute test scripts or own the commissioning plan. Travel and responsibility for sign-off belong in the offer discussion, not in an assumed wage premium.

The middle-half spread is $16,010: $1,020 from the 25th percentile to the median and $14,990 from the median to the 75th. The upper interval is wider. Use these points to compare an offer, not to price a junior or senior hire. Percentiles are not experience bands, and this distribution alone does not explain why individual workers earn different amounts.

The local median is $17,930 below the national $78,190 on the same annual basis. Both rows cover SOC 17-3023 in May 2025. This is a wage comparison, not a cost-of-living adjustment or evidence of a separate data center premium.

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH reports a annual median of $61,840 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $1,580 above Columbus, OH's median.

Wheeling, WV-OH reports a annual median of $97,450 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $37,190 above Columbus, OH's median.

The highest exact national industry medians in the loaded SOC 17-3023 rows are Publishing Industries at $136,430 and Nuclear Electric Power Generation at $120,140. These are May 2025 national occupation estimates, not local data center pay. The loaded data has no local industry-by-occupation breakdown, so it cannot rank industries within Columbus, OH.

The matched median moved from $80,550 in May 2024 to $60,260 in May 2025: $20,290 lower. Both rows use SOC 17-3023, area 18140 and the same annual basis. This is not adjusted for inflation or annualized, and it does not attribute the change to a particular employer.

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. This is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Agree travel, per diem and relocation terms separately. No verified Electrical Commissioning Technician-specific allowance is in this occupation row, so none is added to the figures.

Questions about Electrical Commissioning Technician pay in Columbus, OH

Which BLS row supports Electrical Commissioning Technician pay in Columbus, OH?

Electrical Commissioning Technician maps to SOC 17-3023, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. The May 2025 annual median for Columbus, OH is $60,260. The proxy mapping is not a separate survey of this niche title.

Does the figure cover the whole offer for Electrical Commissioning Technician?

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. Travel and relocation terms still need their own discussion; this row supplies no separate allowance.

Nearest-area selection uses Census Gazetteer internal points, not road distance. Source: 2025 Census Gazetteer.